peanut
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noun
1.
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
2.
the plant itself.
3.
any small or insignificant person or thing.
4.
peanuts.
a.
Informal. a very small amount of money: working for peanuts.
b.
Slang. barbiturates.
c.
small pieces of Styrofoam used as a packing material.
adjective
5.
of or pertaining to the peanut or peanuts.
6.
made with or from peanuts.
7.
Informal. small, insignificant, or petty.
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| —n | |
| See also peanuts | |
| a. See also hog peanut a leguminous plant, Arachis hypogaea, of tropical America: widely cultivated for its edible seeds. The seed pods are forced underground where they ripen | |
| b. goober, goober pea, groundnut, Also called: monkey nut the edible nutlike seed of this plant, used for food and as a source of oil | |
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Word Origin & History
peanut
1807, earlier ground nut, ground pea (1769). The plant is native to S.America. Portuguese traders took peanuts from Brazil and Peru to Africa by 1502 and it is known to have been cultivated in Chekiang Province in China by 1573, probably arriving with Port. sailors who made stops in Brazil en route to
the Orient. Peanut butter is first attested 1903. Peanut gallery "topmost rows of a theater" is from 1888; peanuts "trivial sum" is from 1934.
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Example sentences
In a large bowl of electric mixer, place the peanut butter, butter and brown sugar.
We can also use the energy in a peanut to heat a container of water.
Moms who make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for their kids aren't happy.
Maybe you want to test peanut butter for salmonella contamination.
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